"The Cloud relies on high bandwidth, low latency connectivity so that storage, high-end content and media, disaster recovery, and gaming applications are accessible and available in a virtualized environment," comments Clint Heiden, President of Sidera Networks. "The engine of this infrastructure lives in key data centers like Digital Realty's properties. Sidera's scalable and redundant network was designed to meet the needs of Digital Realty's largest bandwidth users enabling real-time data replication and access throughout their footprint."

"We recognize that data center operations rely on the most elite network infrastructure for connectivity to enable and support critical business communications," said Andrew Schaap, Vice President, Sales at Digital Realty. "By connecting our key data centers with Sidera's network, Digital Realty is able to provide our customers with a unique and diverse option for critical high-bandwidth applications."

Sidera's high capacity, high availability network ring provides Digital Realty's customers dedicated connectivity between and among key facilities located in Chicago, New Jersey, New York and Ashburn, VA. In addition, Sidera's Xtreme Ultra-low Latency Network offers customers direct low latency connectivity to all of the major northeast financial exchanges, as well as Chicago/Aurora, IL, London, UK, and Toronto, CA.

About Sidera NetworksSidera Networks, LLC (www.sidera.net), is the premier provider of tailored, high capacity communications services to carrier and enterprise customers. Sidera Networks offers a comprehensive suite of facilities-based services including: Ethernet, SONET, Wavelength, Dark Fiber, Internet Access, Colocation and more. With a fiber optic network leveraging unique rights-of-way that delivers connectivity to the major metropolitan areas from Maine to Virginia and out to Chicago, as well as access to Toronto and London, Sidera is committed to delivering cost-effective, custom solutions coupled with superior industry expertise, service and support.